You might not be that familiar with English rock band Deep Purple's musical catalog, but you almost certainly know the riff from their 1973 hit "Smoke on the Water." It's one of the most recognizable ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deep Purple's Mark II line-up released many great songs, but none have echoed down the years like Smoke On The Water. Released in ...

After an act of arson destroyed plans for a recording session, a scrappy songwriting session helped a band come up with their ...

You’re probably already humming the riff to yourself as we speak. "Smoke on the Water" is Deep Purple's iconic, hit single from their 1972 album Machine Head. The song was inspired by a casino fire in ...

Walk into any music shop, and you're bound to hear it: those unmistakable, syncopated opening notes that have served as the universal rite of passage for generations of guitar players. Deep Purple's ...

165 years after Ludwig Van Beethoven composed what would become one of the most recognizable four notes in music history, Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore would use the foundation of ...

On this day (April 22) in 1972, Deep Purple topped the UK Albums Chart with Machine Head. The album spent a total of three weeks at No. 1 in their home country. It also topped charts in Germany, ...

Deep Purple recorded most of "Smoke on the Water" at an empty theater called The Pavilion before the police ordered them to leave. They eventually recorded the rest of their sophomore effort in the ...